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Inspirational Quotations by Richard Wagner (German Composer)

Richard Wagner (1813–83,) fully Wilhelm Richard Wagner, was a German dramatic composer and theorist. His operas and music had a radical influence on the course of music history, either by extension of his discoveries or by reaction against them.

Born in Leipzig and educated at Dresden and at the Leipzig Thomasschule, Wagner’s works consist nearly completely of operas, for which he provided his own libretti. By synthesizing music, drama, verse, legend, and spectacle, he developed an operatic genre, which he called music drama.